2490

Demographics & education

On Census Night 7th August 2001, 713 people were counted in 2490: of these 52.2% were male and 47.8% were female. Of the total population 1.0% were Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490 there were 170 children aged 0-14 years and 143 people aged 55 years and over.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 654 people were Australian citizens, 102 were born overseas and 10 people were overseas visitors.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 51.2% of people aged 15 years and over were married, 15.5% were separated or divorced, 3.9% were widowed and 29.9% were never married.

Cultural & language diversity

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 81.9% of people stated they were born in Australia. Other common responses for country of birth within 2490 were England 5.9%, New Zealand 2.2%, Wales 0.8%, Netherlands 0.7% and United States of America 0.6%.

Of all people counted in 2490 on Census Night 2001, the most common responses for religious affiliation were Anglican 28.9%, Catholic 25.0%, No Religion 16.0%, Uniting Church 5.3% and Presbyterian & Reformed 2.9%.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, the most common responses for languages other than English spoken at home were Spanish 0.4% and Italian 0.4%. English was stated as the only language spoken at home by 95.2% of people counted.

Employment

During the week prior to Census Night 2001, 321 people aged 15 years and over in 2490 were in the labour force. Of these 48.6% worked full-time, 39.9% worked part-time, 1.9% were employed but did not state their hours worked and 9.7% were unemployed. 209 people were not in the labour force.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, the most common responses for occupation were Tradespersons and Related Workers 8.1%, Labourers and Related Workers 8.1%, Associate Professionals 7.0%, Professionals 6.5%, Intermediate Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 6.3%, Managers and Administrators 5.4%, Elementary Clerical, Sales and Service Workers 5.4%, Intermediate Production and Transport Workers 3.9% and Advanced Clerical and Service Workers 1.8%.

On Census Night 2001, of the employed people aged 15 years and over in 2490, the most common responses for industry of employment included Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants 5.9%, Agriculture 4.1%, Construction Trade Services 3.7%, Personal and Household Good Retailing 3.7% and Food Retailing 3.1%.

Family composition

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 191 families were counted: of these, 31.9% were couple families without children, 49.2% were couple families with children, 18.8% were one parent families and 0.0% were other families.

Dwelling structure

Dwellings include visitor only and other not-classifiable households unless otherwise stated

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 271 occupied private dwellings were counted.

On Census Night 2001, of occupied private dwellings counted in 2490, 94.8% were separate houses, 1.1% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc, 1.1% were flats, units or apartments and 1.8% were other dwellings.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 41.0% of occupied private dwellings were owned outright, 32.1% were being purchased and 15.9% were rented.

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, of the occupied private dwellings being rented 32.6% were rented from a real estate agent, 0.0% were rented from a State or Territory housing authority and 58.1% were rented from an other landlord type.

Household type

On Census Night 2001 in 2490, 70.8% of the occupied private dwellings were family households, 19.2% were single (or lone) person households and 5.5% were group households.